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Trochotoma (Discotoma) gansuensis

Gastropoda - Trochotomidae

Taxonomy
Trochotoma (Discotoma) gansuensis was named by Tong and Erwin (2001). Its type specimen is USNM 485530 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Guojiashan Section, Bed 20, which is in an Anisian carbonate limestone in the Guojiashan Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. petrariae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Trochotoma (Discotoma) gansuensis Tong and Erwin p. 15 figs. Pl 2, figs 5-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyTrochotomidaeCox 1960
genusTrochotomaEudes-Deslongchamps 1843
subgenusDiscotoma
speciesgansuensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Trochotoma (Discotoma) gansuensis Tong and Erwin 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:46:28
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:46:28
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Gansu) Trochotoma gansuensis (type locality: 119266)